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Bonesyo
Ergonomics, anatomy and bones
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Astronomy
Graduate
09/19/2011

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Term
abduction/adduction
Definition

abduction - arm away from body

 

adduction - arm towards body

Term
circumduction
Definition

leg from hip in a rotation

 

flexion, abduction, extension, adduction

Term
Pronation/Supination
Definition

Pronation - palm up

Supination - palm down

Term
tendons/tendon sheaths
Definition
muscle to bone connection
Term
axial segment
Definition
bones, core of the body, ribs/sternum/skull
Term
appendicular segment
Definition
extremities (bones) ex arms and legs
Term
Diaphysis of bone
Definition
Main shaft
Term
Epiphysis of bone
Definition
end of the comoposition
Term
articular cartilage
Definition
where 2 bones meet at epiphysis, provides an interface between the bones
Term
cortical composition
Definition
outside of bones, compact and dense
Term
Trabecular composition
Definition
inside of bone, soft/spongy
Term
3 Skull Sutures
Definition

lambdoidal:  occiptal bone to parietal

 

sagittal: left and right parietal

 

coronal: left and right parietal to frontal bone

Term
Foramen Magnun
Definition
Spinal cord passing into brain through the hole in bottom of skull
Term

Vertebrae

 

Cervical

Definition

7 vetebrae

C1-C7

Axis- C1

Atlas C2

Term

Vertebrae

 

Thoracic

Definition

T1-T12 vertebrae

articulate ribs

Term

Vertebrae

 

Lumber + Sacrum + Coccyx

Definition

lower back vertebrae L1-L5

 

coccyx is the vestigial tail

Term
Lordosis
Definition
straighten your back, bend spine and sit straight up
Term
Kyphosis
Definition
sitting with a hunch back, bending over
Term
Superior Articular Process
Definition
holds/situates the vertebrae above
Term
Transverse Process
Definition
bones that stick out the side of the vertebrae
Term
Spinous Process
Definition
bone that sticks out the back of the vertebrae
Term
Interior articular process and facet
Definition
inserts/situates into the vertebrae below
Term
Costal Facet
Definition

articulates with ribs in the thoracic vertebrae

 

T1-T7

Term
Invertebral Disc
Definition

Annulus Fibrosis - Exterior of disc

Nucleus Pulposis - Interior of disc

Term

3 Parts of the Pelvis

 

 

Definition

Ilium - upper

Ischium - middle

Pubis - lower

Term

Scapula

 

Supra and Intraspinous fossa

Definition
Indentation on shoulder blade for orientation of muscles, origins, and insertions
Term

Elbow Joint

 

Capitulum/Radius

Definition
Capitulum (lower humerus), articulates with head of radius
Term

Elbow Joint

 

Trochlea/Ulna

Definition
Lower elbow joint (humerus), trochlea articulates with ulna
Term
Interosseus Membrane
Definition
membrane that holds radius and ulna together in forearm
Term

Elbow Joint

 

Olecranon and Olecranon Fossa

Definition
bony part on back of elbow, fossa is the receptacle in the distal humerus for the olecranon
Term
Ligaments
Definition
connect bone to bone
Term
Cartilage
Definition
specialized fibrous connective tissues, less cartilage as we mature and grow older
Term
Styloid Process
Definition
pointed/pencil tip of distal radius of ulna
Term
Anterior/Posterior
Definition

Anterior - ventral, front

Posterior - dorsal, back

Term
Superior/Inferior
Definition

Superior - cranial, towards head

Inferior - caudal, towards feet

Term
Medial/Lateral
Definition

medial - towards center of body

lateral - away from center of body

Term

Proximal/Distal

 

 

Definition

Proximal - close to middle of limb

Distal - close to lateral of limb

Term
Sagittal Plane
Definition
front to back down middle from top to bottom through the nose
Term
Coronal Plane
Definition
Left to right top to bottom through middle (ear)
Term
transverse plane
Definition
cut through body (slice in half or decapitation)
Term
oblique plane
Definition
anything transverse but not parallel (slice through at an angle)
Term
Flexion/Extension
Definition

Extension - away from sagittal plane

Flexion - towards sagittal plane

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